TPT July 2008

I ndustry N ews

First production facility for Trumpf in Japan

Trumpf Group, Germany, one of Europe’s largest machine tool manufacturers, has launched its first Japanese production facility, which is based in Fukushim. At 100m long and 42m wide, the new production hall of Trumpf Manufacturing Japan will be used to design and produce automation and warehousing concepts.  The new Trumpf facilities are located 250 kilometres north of Tokyo, Japan

Around 180 employees work for Trumpf in Japan including those at the new production site in Fukushima. With the new facility, Trumpf claims to be the first German machine tool manufacturer to produce on Japanese soil. The company regards Japan as among the top five markets worldwide, and has a long

 The Trumpf management planted a typical German fir tree at the opening ceremony of the new Japanese facility

our growth strategy for Asia. Localizing production is another well thought-out step within this long-term expansion strategy.” In 1977, Trumpf began with sales and services of machine tools for the local Japanese market. Today, the company offers its complete range of products and reached sales of €100mn (1.55 billion Yen) in the fiscal year 2006/07. In the 2006/2007 fiscal year, the Trumpf Group had a sales totaling €1.94 billion, spread across three business divisions – Machine Tools/Power Tools, Laser

tradition of involvement in the ‘land of the rising sun’ . Dr Mathias Kammüller, Trumpf’s executive vice president, explains, “The country represents a vital building block in

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